Point Conception to Channel Island Marine Sanctuary

By drew on November 7th, 2009

Raising the main at Coho

Winds 20 -25kts. We’ve been “hiding” behind Point Conception for 36 hours, waiting for the wind and the swell to calm down a little bit. After catching a few waves at Coho, we raise the sails to head further down the coast. I’ve never gone from upwind to 14 kts so quickly… Capt Mark took us up towards the actual point so we could get a good look at Governor’s… It was like peeling out of a small eddy in a really swift river…

We built some weather days into the schedule just for events like this one, and this protected area was a fine place to wait out the weather… Along he way, Dave provided sailing knowledge, and we were visited by more dolphins… mostly a travel day, so I’ll let the pictures do the talking. Click any images for a larger view.